Many senior citizens fear they will fall or suffer a medical emergency and not be able to reach a phone to call for help, and authorities are warning that scammers are playing off those fears. Suspicious calls are being placed to seniors nationwide telling them they can get a free medical alert device. Several people in the Lehigh Valley have received the calls, including Sandy Strauss of North Whitehall Township. He told me he's had at least five automated calls over the past few weeks. The intention of these calls isn't always clear, though attorneys general and Better Business Bureau chapters in several states have issued recent warnings describing the calls as a scam. ...

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